CURLY HAIR PRODUCT BATTLE: DRUGSTORE vs HIGH END!! Comparing Cake Beauty & Curlsmith
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
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That’s right, it’s time for another PRODUCT BATTLE!! Today, the competition is between my favorite drugstore brand and my favorite high-end brand: CAKE vs CURLSMITH! Does a higher price tag guarantee better results?? Watch to the end to find out!!
Let me know what brands I should compare next!! (and please don’t say Not Your Mother’s - been there, done that, hated every second of it!)
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Hi! I’m Angela! I’m a fitness professional - fully certified Pilates instructor - and a curly hair enthusiast and I use this channel to teach you how to keep your curls in shape. Here you’ll find honest product reviews, curl tips and tricks, hair tutorials, and side-by-side comparisons of products and techniques, all with a dose of science and humor. Don’t forget to subscribe and officially join the Fit Curls Family!
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YAY! I'm a die-hard Cake lover, and I'm so happy to see validation! It's nice to know that we broke people can have pretty hair, too, even if we can't afford $100 haircuts. :)
I’m definitely going to try the cake one. I can’t tell the difference between both brands.
I looovvveee Cake!
Both sides were pretty comparable, gorgeous curls as always! Cake really is great quality at an equally great price point. Love the Cake curl cream and the gel. I didn’t get along with their mousse as well as I’d hoped though. Great video!
I’d love a tutorial on how you preserve your curls overnight!
Thank you for the tip about mixing the sealing oil with gel. It makes a huge difference in high humidity.
You should do a week in the curls video! Would be nice to see how you time refreshes and what hairstyles you do on which days throughout the week xx
Love this idea!! Now to get my ADHD brain to remember to film every day 🤣
I’m impressed! I love the lemon cake smell of the Cake products. 😋
I really liked both sides initially and how they held up! I use Curlsmith and I’m shook. 😯 I might be picking up the cake products next time instead of re-buying Curlsmith reflexively!! I’m so glad you did this comparison!! Thank you!!
You have to do more of these! This was great😍 thank you!
That was such a good comparison! I love that you actually used comparable products! I'll have to try the Cake cream. My hair loves creams with silicone.
This was a great video, Angela! Thank you so much for sharing the results with us! I really liked the Cake side since the beginning! It would be so interesting if you try out the Multi-tasking conditioner from Curlsmith in all of its different ways!
Sending you lots of love! ❤️❤️
hey there Angela I just bought cake curl friend for the first time on amazon and can't wait to try it out!
I bought the Cake curl cream and the mousse because you get such great results. My fine wavy hair was weighed down and over moisturized. I think it was the mousse. I must try it again with less product. The gel looks great too. Thank you for another great video.
I'm shocked at how great both sides look! Whoa!!!! Great video! Xo
Hello! 👋🏽 Glad to have had your video recommended to me today - first time to your channel! We have completely different curl/hair types, but I have been curious about both Cake and Curlsmith for a while now. I loved your styling tips, especially mixing the gel with the serum. I’ve never seen that before! I am excited to try out Cake now. (Lemon cake happens to be my favorite 😉😋)
I tried the cake curl cream at your recommendation and was blown away. It became my favorite cream immediately, even though I have mixed feelings on the mousse.
Damn! Okay you convinced me! Definitely trying the cake products now!
Now I wanna try the cake products!!!! Definitely putting it in my wish list 😉
I like the Cake products as well. I learned about them from you video “ Do’s and don’t’s of curly hair’
I love the Cake curl cream! I use it often!
Cake is one of my favorite products. The smell, texture and their affordable! I wanna try the cake jelly..thanks for sharing:)
Cake cake cake! You can see the volume & definition right away in comparison to the curl Smith side. Also I'm so so very thankful for your videos. You're the only curly girl CZcamsr who actually does a day 2-3 view. I've spent so much money trying out products based on one day reviews. Shoot me lol! Thx beautiful🤍🤍🤍🤍
I have been staying away from the silicones and sulfates for so long only because this is what I thought I needed to do. I'm not against trying them though, but if I do, how often do they need to be clarified and do they really need a super strong sulfate to get them out?
Love your channel!
Senior on a budget like lower end products with quality
Love the featherweight cream. Just tried the cake cream and loved it too. Also loved the curl shot from cake. Tried the gel from curlsmith and it make my hair weird and crunchy and didn’t have enough hold
I love Cake products. Have to get the new Jelly product. Your hair looks great on both sides. I think cake does a great job as Curlsmith. Great definition with both.👍❤️
Cake looked the best☺️ thanks for this video!
You are now my favorite curly girl!
Im really impressed with how the Cake products worked for you! I'm in Canada 🇨🇦 (Ontario) and Im not sure I can get the Cake products if I wanted to 😞
So happy to see the “Cake” brand used. I have only seen it at Walgreens. I know $8.99 sounds Awesome! But the Cake product bottle shape, make it appear smaller. They were very slim shaped. And looked like I might barrel through it very quick.
They’re at Ulta now too (finally a product to use the mailer coupons on)! But not as extensive a range as in Walgreens.
Just bought a ton of new products
Excited to try curlsmith
I’m excited for you to try Curlsmith too!! They’re a great brand! xx
Lol, now I need that Cake gel😄
I really love cake mousse. Looking at your hair they both look similar I think the cake side you have more body. I cant afford curl smith. I am going to try the cake products you used because the mousse may not work in the summer months.
So these are actually the two products I use. I would love to know what you do to keep hair nice for days. Mine gets frizzy and crazy by the next day. What am I doing wrong?
Oh love, need to know how it lands bc one of those is $$ and what I’m using
can you do one side with protein products and one side with no protein products...
I am very impressed that they both look amazing! I have just ordered both products and can’t wait to try them on my hair! I am still under one year of starting my curly hair journey. So I am not getting a lot of good curls and results! Any good advice?
Please let me know... I hesite between so much products like orange marmelage, curlsmith, adwoa etccc thanks
I like Cake' s curl cream and agree that it is high quality. I haven't tried the jelly, but tbe mousse did me AWFUL! Far too heavy for my hair! I had ZERO frizz, which was nice, but also limp waves instead of curls. But, I could tell the mousse was very high quality also. It just didn't work on my hair 😒 Although, with that new hack, maybe I'll try using a little golf ball size to scrunch out the crunch & get that frizz control benefit without the weigh down!
This is helpful to me as I have super curly hair and have been looking for a good affordable mousse. Thanks!
Hi I love your channel !! I've been leaving my hair natural for awhile now and I'm nearly there getting the perfect curl! I was just wondering your thoughts about John Frida products? Is it causing more damage than anything or do you think it's good??
I’ll give you the same answer I give about every set of products: if your hair looks and feels healthy when you use it, keep going!! Everyone’s hair is different so just stick with what works :)
Your romper is adorable 😊
Thank you!! I got it via Stitch Fix and it’s so comfortable! Plus pockets 😍
I’m going to be trying Cake! Do you have any budget friendly suggestions for shampoo/conditioner?
Cake has an affordable shampoo and conditioner.
Where do you find Wella serum? And what is another drug store alternative?
You remind me of Sabrina the teenage witch. (But so much more awesome!)
Where can I get cake in the UK??
This comment has nothing to do with your hair (which is always beautiful btw) but those arms! Girl I need to know the workout you do to get those perfect arms!
Cake is a bit better. Alittle frizz on top, on both sides. Curks underneath made me choose CAKE.. It may be because your hair is super healthy. Or maybe not? Worth the try, though. I CANT buy high products EVER. If by chance I use one and see great results than cannot buy them agane....I'd find my hair more difficult than ever, you know? Love the comparisons!
Thank you for another great video. 👍
Right now with rewards card Walgreens is buy one get one 50% off Cake products!
I love CurlSmith, but I feel that the gel doesn’t work for me. The Ouidad climate control works better for me. I do use the feather light cream from curlsmith.
I do want to try CurlSmith extremely extra hold (however is called). Geena Marie used it and she didn’t have to refresh the next day.
Hi! So, I have a question. The whole dimethicone thing...I started my whole natural wavy/curly thing during covid like many others. I try to do the CGM enough to fit my likes and needs to have healthier hair. obviously you use it and have lived to tell the tail..( just a little wit/ sarcasm). I have low to medium porosity, fine hair. I was every 3rd day. as long as I clarify every 2 to 3 washes it should be fine to use products that have dimethicone...it that correct? sorry for the long comment!!!!
Silicones are fine for your hair, don't let CGM scare you. I have color-treated, baby fine, 3a/b curls with both medium density and porosity and rarely any split ends. In fact, my stylists have always commented on how healthy my hair is. Check out @manesbymell for a stylist's take on CGM.
Yes. Even cleansers that’s are sulfate free but contain 2-3 other cleansing agents can remove silicones. Butters and oils also build up in the hair, so I’m unsure why silicones specifically are so vilified.
@@marjorieibarra3924 that what I thought! thanks! :)
I love the cake products the scent is over whelming. Got a headache and had to return it. Bummer.
I watched this and you have beautiful hair even though the curl smith side was good I think the drugstore products did better
I think the curl smith side looks a little better nearer the roots
Unfortunetely Cake Beauty isn't available in Europe. I love Curlsmith products but they are indeed expensive. Maybe review Umberto Giannini, pretty curly girl or curly secret products? Thanks
I got Cake Beauty in U.K. from Amazon
I don’t think it’s the silicone with the slip. So many things with silicones don’t have slip. It’s the product girl lol. I’m only half way in let’s see the results!😍
I have the curlsmith 3 products from the line but not the gel. Curl smith have been tricky the cream i now like it, but I do prefer the cake beauty side. I didn’t try them wish they’re available in Germany :(
I mean you’re paying for the ingredients rather than performance curlsmith has been up and down for me recently...
I would love to see you try out the Monat hair products.
You are so cute!
I have hair to my waist, 2B or 2C curls, takes forever to dry, damaged and frizzy (High humidity environment) I tried Cake Beauty- Curl Friend Cream, and their Curl Crush Gel, my high end I use is the weightless Curl smith leave-in and the In-shower Style fixer
Cake Beauty
- Great price point 8.99 USA
- Smells amazing, but does not last all-day
- Smoother slip
- Only keeps curls on the lower part of my hair- likely too heavy for those with thinner hair
- Not the best at frizz control
- Best done with Damp styling but this styling causes stringy curls for me as hard for my hair to clump without water
-Silicones
Curl Smith
- Expensive 27$ USA
- The gel is much stronger, better-staying power throughout the day
-Better frizz protection
- Kind of drying and causes more knots
- Curls all the way up to my scalp
- Smell is meh, very fruity, and lasts all-day
-In-Shower style fixer works amazing (Heard Got 2 Be Glued styling cream is a similar option)
- Lots of added fruit extracts
Cake won